Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-04-09

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The Farmers all lance OF Jerauld county
will mold n session At Washington Springs,
April q.
Baptist and NJ ethedIs churches and a new
house are in course Of erection at
PsrkstoR.
Local option petitions are circulating IN
Ransom, Cass, Barnes and ether northern
counties.
Two hundred OF the best families OF New
England are announced TO ieaye for Dakota
about May 1.
Natural gas has been found at a depth of
l35 feet on the farm OF Robert Mcclure In
Sully county.
jamestown expects the first agricultural
fair under the new law, which appropriates
5000 for the purpose.
1t will cost $4,000 TO repair the Turner
county bridges that have been damaged this
spring by high water.
Tue Tower City Herald says that the pop
ulation of that place 10 $50, and that Is pSlled
452 votes At the last election.
James Barbour, Of Eliisville, 10 still miss
ing and foul play 10 feared. He had tl35 on
his person when he left home.
Y. N. Ingersoll, Of Monango, was badly in
jured while drawing his house over the prairie
with four horses. He slipped and fell under.
A.. j. West, Of Egap, 10 making . success Of
Chicago, Buffalo, and ~ far east as New
York.
From Deadwood comes the report that ar
rangements are to be made under which the
Merchants National bank OF tLst city win
shortly resume business.
An assay of ore from the t'Poisoned OK"
mine, near Rapid City, shows the mineral to
be very high grade. The lode Is extensive
and apparently inexhaustlsle.
From Deadwosd comes the gratifying re-
port that arrangements are to be made under
which the Merchants National Bank Of that
city will shortly resume business.
A chemical analysis Ia being made at Rapid
City OF the stomach Of . man supposed to
have been poisoned st Custer. 1t willrequire
considerable time for completeness.
The Deadwood Cinnamon m~onopolize the
laundry, silk, tea and other lines Of business,
run restaurants, raise pigs and chickens, and
%patronize joints and Joss ouses.
Prairie chickens are so plentiful around
Sioux Falls that they crowd each other into
the city limits and occasional focks perch on
the residences on the hill streets.
A Minnesota man will give the people of
Brookings a creamery with a capacity OF
1900 to 5000 pounds Of butter daily for a
1900 bonus. The proposition ia being con-
sidered.
James Barbour, whose disappearance from
Highmore was reported, has been traced as
far east As Miller, where he was entirely out
of money and showed strong symptoms Of
alteration Of mind.
The following Dakota psstmasters have
been appointed: B. Muir, Hsmlis, Pembina
county, vice George W. Bowlsn removed
David Moore, Highmore, Hyde county, vice
William Fl. Tomllnson resigned.
The opera house block at Fargo was sold
last week for So, 900, and again resold On the
surchasers were Marshall Field 4 Co, OF
Chicago, and that they intend establishing a
branch house there.
The Milwaukee company has graded a track
from Beloit up the east side Of the Big Sioux
and laid the iron to a point just south of Can
ton. where . fine new bridge viii be built and
both roads will be accommodated at the new
depot which win be built in the spring.
Mrs. John p. Brennan, wife Of a prominent
business man Of Yankton, died at Toledo, o.,
the first of the week Of scarlet fever. She
left Yankton a few days before with her baby
TO avoid the disease raging at that place, but
the germs were with her, which caused her
death.
Deadwood Times, 90: Four females en-
gagged in 3 lively tussle Saturday night, On the
sidewalk In front Of the land office. The mis-
understanding 10 supposed to have grown out
OF one OF Sparks unrighteous decisions.
Sparks, poor devil, win have many siLs to an
swer for when he gees ever the range.
The following, from the Farmers Almanac,
Published at Valley City, shows in what try.
ing positions Dakota newspaper men are
sometimes placed: "What gals the Alliance
force most Is that We can always hear the
tapping OF fresh key Of beer in the Home
and we've no dummy connection, and no
'iucsts' to put on the platter even II We had
. dummy Consequently we adjourn 10 the
corner OF the Office and Lit the water pail.n
The ease. Of Carlstop, the Scandinavian,
who is charged with having killed Joseph
Robinson while the two were riding TO their
homes in Emmons county last December, was
called at Bismarck Monday. Carlston has
rInalaJ ,ot or,,,It, a. IL. -. 80
and as the only witness Of the crime was
ate ward poisoned, the case is one Of tx
ceptionai interest. Henry Baker, who is in.
dscted for poisoning Olson, the only witness
to the Carlston crime, is also indicted for
murder, and bis case will be called immedi-
attly upon the close Gf this trial. There 10 a
good prospect hat both win hang.